🍽️ Stewed Noodle

Wide noodles in mutton broth, rich and savory.

Zhengzhou stewed noodles are Henan's capital signature wheat dish. A rich milky mutton broth is slowly simmered, and hand-pulled wide, thin noodles are cooked in it, then topped with mutton slices, daylily, wood ear, glass noodles, tofu shreds and greens. Served in a wide bowl, the broth is white, savory and hearty, the noodles broad and springy, finished with cilantro and chili oil. Henan locals treat it as a full meal, warming in winter, perfect with pickled garlic and side dishes. Noodle shops fill Zhengzhou from streetside to upscale restaurants. As a representative of Henan wheat food, a bowl best conveys the hearty taste of the Central Plains.